Financial Times

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Bitcoin and gold surge as Bessent’s bond market intervention weighs on dollar

Crypto August 22, 2026

Bitcoin is on course for its best week in more than three years while gold is heading for its biggest monthly gain this century, amid investor fears that United States Treasury secretary Scott BessenοΏ½...

Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during cease fire

Crypto April 9, 2026

Maersk, the worlds second biggest shipping line, said it is working with urgency to clarify the terms. The cease fire may create transit opportunities, but it does not yet provide full maritime certοΏ½...

Inside the β€˜industrial-scale’ Trump pardon machine

Crypto January 4, 2026

HernΓ‘ndez, who was convicted of helping to flood American streets with 400 tonnes of cocaine, was pardoned by the president earlier this month. Trump has said he knew very little about HernΓ‘ndez, b...

Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 U.S. plea agreement

Crypto December 23, 2025

It is unclear whether this glimpse of practices inside Binance represents an aberration at a company making good-faith attempts to follow the law, or indicates indifference to suspicious activity at οΏ½...